The FOA has been modified to:
1) Revise the eligibility information for applications under Area of Interest 4 on page 21 to remove the requirement that the prime recipient must perform more than 50% of the project work, as measured by the Total Project Costs; and
2) Revise and clarify required LCOE analysis and include additional detail on assumptions in Appendix H – Guidelines for Tall Tower Estimates.
(See DE-FOA-0002071_Mod 003 under the "Documents" heading below.)
The FOA was previously modified (002) to extend the FOA closing date and Expected Date for EERE Selection Notifications from 6/17/2019 to 7/1/2019 and August 2019 to September 2019, respectively.
The FOA was also previously modified (001) to correct the maximum funding amount for Subtopic 2a on page 10.
The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is issuing, on behalf of the Wind EnergyTechnologies Office (WETO), a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) titled “Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Wind Energy Technologies Office Funding Opportunity Announcement.”
This FOA consists of four Areas of Interest and will provide $28.1M in federal funding for innovative wind energy technologies research and development including land-based, distributed, and offshore applications.
1) Wind Innovations for Rural Economic Development (WIRED)
Subtopic 1a: Fully integrated distributed wind research and development (R&D) innovations to enhance resilience and reliability
Subtopic 1b: Balance of system cost reduction through standardization
2) Utilizing and Upgrading National-Level Facilities for Offshore Wind R&D
Subtopic 2a: R&D utilizing existing national-level offshore wind testing facilities
Subtopic 2b: R&D requiring upgrades to existing national offshore wind testing facilities
3) Project Development for Offshore Wind Technology Demonstrations
4) Tall Towers for U.S. Wind Power
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FOA Q&A can also be accessed under the "Documents" heading. Please review the Q&A before submitting a question, as a similar question may already have been answered.
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